gay liberation
[ geylib-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against gay people.
Origin of gay liberation
1First recorded in 1965–70
Other words from gay liberation
- gay lib·er·a·tion·ist, noun
Words Nearby gay liberation
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How to use gay liberation in a sentence
Think sexual liberation, 1970s groups like the gay liberation Front, and slogans like “Smash the church/Smash the state.”
Is Caring About Climate Change an Essential Part of LGBT Identity? | Jay Michaelson | September 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the 1970s and 1980s, gay liberation was about the liberation of sexual choice.
Ten Reasons Women Are Losing While Gays Keep Winning | Jay Michaelson | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRadicals point out that gay liberation in the 1970s was, as the name implies, a liberation movement.
Were Christians Right About Gay Marriage All Along? | Jay Michaelson | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTgay liberation was the direct descendant of the Sixties antiwar movement and the sexual revolution.
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